coffee bean
noun
plural coffee beans
: the usually dried and roasted seed of a tropical plant (genus Coffea and especially C. arabica and C. canephora) from which coffee (see coffee sense 1a) is prepared
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However, regular coffee typically includes more caffeine than mushroom coffee, since mushrooms replace some coffee beans.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 8 Dec. 2025
On the way in, a trickle of workers walked home after picking coffee beans, a way to earn a few dollars in an area short on jobs.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Shop men’s and women’s casual clothing, sunglasses, hats, and leather goods as well as freshly roasted coffee beans at their outpost.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Food items such as whole coffee beans can be placed with coffee mugs or jars of pasta work beautifully in kitchens with open shelving.
—Cathy Hobbs, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
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Sarah Garone, Health, 8 Dec. 2025
On the way in, a trickle of workers walked home after picking coffee beans, a way to earn a few dollars in an area short on jobs.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Shop men’s and women’s casual clothing, sunglasses, hats, and leather goods as well as freshly roasted coffee beans at their outpost.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Food items such as whole coffee beans can be placed with coffee mugs or jars of pasta work beautifully in kitchens with open shelving.
—Cathy Hobbs, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coffee bean
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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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